Title A Study on the Regenerative Characteristics of Cafes Utilizing Idle Industrial Facilities in South Korea
Authors Eom, Jun-Sik
DOI https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_PD.2019.35.7.127
Page pp.127-137
ISSN 1226-9093
Keywords Domestic & Overseas Cafe Culture; Conversion of Paradigm; Idle Industrial Facilities; Modern Cultural Heritage, Background and Strategies for Regeneration
Abstract In South Korea, the cafes utilizing idle industrial facilities have become popular recently. The purpose of this study is to understand the causes of these social phenomena and to examine the spatial characteristics of cafes regenerated from idle industrial facilities. For the study method, this study first looked at the unique spatial characteristics of Korean cafes and the cause of the increase in the number of cafes regenerated in South Korea. And then it looked at five cases where factories and warehouses built during the industrialization period (1900s~1970s) of South Korea were regenerated as cafes after 2015. Finally, this study was examined the regenerative characteristics that could be transformed from idle industrial facilities into cafes by the type analysis such as the background of the times and the strategy of regeneration. The results showed that three spatial characteristics(large single, multi-functional and emotional) preferred in South Korean cafes appeared in cafes regenerated from idle industrial facilities.